Editing North Bergen, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
North Bergen has several retail districts, along [[Bergenline Avenue]], [[Tonnelle Avenue]], and near [[Transfer Station (Hudson County)|Transfer Station]]. Portions of the city are part of an [[Urban Enterprise Zone]] (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Union City was selected in 1996 as one of a group of seven zones added to participate in the program.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q&a_052709.pdf ''Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112140210/http://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q%26a_052709.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], May 2009. Accessed October 28, 2019. "The legislation was amended in 1996 to include seven additional zones. They were all predetermined and include East Orange, Guttenberg, Hillside, Irvington, North Bergen, Pemberton and West New York."</ref> In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% [[sales tax]] rate (half of the {{frac|6|5|8}}% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ Urban Enterprise Zone Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721130311/https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ |date=July 21, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases, currently 3.3125% effective 1/1/2018"</ref> Established in April 1995, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in April 2026.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf Urban Enterprise Zones Effective and Expiration Dates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923185010/https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf |date=September 23, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed January 8, 2018.</ref> The zone was established based on legislation passed in February 1995 through the efforts of Senator Sacco, one of the sponsors of legislation creating the zones.<ref>[http://www.njvoterinfo.org/?p=d%2F32.php District 32 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415074455/http://www.njvoterinfo.org/?p=d/32.php |date=April 15, 2007 }}, accessed May 13, 2007. "Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, a Senator since 1994, is chair of the Transportation Committee; he also has been the mayor of North Bergen since 1985.&nbsp;... He was a sponsor of the state's Urban Enterprise Zone legislation".</ref>

[[Hudson News]] and [[Liz Claiborne]] are large employers.<ref>[https://www.hudsonedc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MAJOR-EMPLOYERS-2019-Report.pdf Major Employer's List 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131948/https://www.hudsonedc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MAJOR-EMPLOYERS-2019-Report.pdf |date=March 8, 2021 }}, Hudson County Economic Development Corporation. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref> [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]] operates five [[intermodal freight transport]] facilities within the township.<ref>[http://www.nysw.com/north_bergen.htm NYSW in North Bergen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508173028/http://www.nysw.com/north_bergen.htm |date=May 8, 2012 }}, [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]]. Accessed September 18, 2016.</ref>